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Infralittoral coarse sediment

Description (English)

Sedimentary habitats in the infralittoral near shore zone, typically extending from the extreme lower shore down to the lower limit for vascular plants. Sediment ranges from boulders and cobbles, through pebbles and shingle, coarse sands, sands, fine sands, muds, and mixed sediments. Those communities found in or on sediment are described within this broad habitat type.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type	code MB3
Relation to	Resolution 4 habitat type (used for designation of Emerald sites)

Legal status

Relation to other habitat types mentioned in legal instruments

Legal text	Annex	Name in legal text	Code in legal text	Habitat type relationship	More information
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats	Revised Annex I of Resolution 4 (1996) of the Bern Convention on endangered natural habitats types using the EUNIS habitat classification (year of revision 2010)	Sublittoral sediment	A5	Narrower	https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc....ckColorLogged=FDC864 Resolution No. 4 (1996) of the Bern Convention lists endangered natural habitats requiring specific conservation measures [and the designation of Areas of Special Conservation Interest (ASCIs) forming the Emerald network]

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Not available

Other classifications

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012)	A5.13	Infralittoral coarse sediment	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012)	A5.1	Sublittoral coarse sediment	narrower
EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012)	A5	Sublittoral sediment	narrower

For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410	A5.12	Infralittoral coarse sediment	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410	A5.1	Sublittoral coarse sediment	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410	A5	Sublittoral sediment	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308	A4.12	Animal communities in shallow-water coarse sands	narrower
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308	A4.11	Animal communities in shallow-water gravels	narrower
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308	A4.71	Animal communities of deep circalittoral gravel bottoms	narrower
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308	A4.73	Animal communities of deep circalittoral shell gravel bottoms	narrower
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308	A4.1	Sublittoral coarse sediment	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308	A4	Sublittoral sediment	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202	A4.12	Animal communities in shallow-water coarse sands	narrower
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202	A4.11	Animal communities in shallow-water gravels	narrower
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202	A4.71	Animal communities of deep circalittoral gravel bottoms	narrower
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202	A4.73	Animal communities of deep circalittoral shell gravel bottoms	narrower
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202	A4.1	Sublittoral mobile cobbles, gravels and coarse sands	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202	A4	Sublittoral sediments	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910	A4.13	Animal communities in shallow-water coarse sands	narrower
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910	A4.12	Animal communities in shallow-water gravels	narrower
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910	A4.1	Sublittoral mobile cobbles, gravels and coarse sands	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910	A4	Sublittoral sediments	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811	A4.12	Animal communities in shallow gravels	narrower
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811	A4.13	Animal communities in shallow sands	narrower
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811	A4	Sublittoral sediments	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712	A4.12	Animal communities in shallow gravels and sands	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712	X16	Sublittoral sediments	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905	11.23	Sublittoral pebbly seabeds	narrower
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905	11.22	Sublittoral soft seabeds	narrower
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997	11.23	Sublittoral pebbly seabeds	narrower
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997	11.22	Sublittoral soft seabeds	narrower
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996	11.22		narrower
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996	11.23		narrower
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993	11.22		narrower
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993	11.23		narrower
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991	11.22		narrower
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991	11.23		narrower
MNCR BioMar 97.06 (Britain & Ireland)	IGS.FaG	Shallow gravel faunal communities	narrower
MNCR BioMar 97.06 (Britain & Ireland)	IGS.FaS	Shallow sand faunal communities	narrower
MNCR BioMar 97.06 (Britain & Ireland)	SS	Sublittoral sediments	same
MNCR BioMar 96.7 (Britain & Ireland)	IGS.FaGS		same

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